James Moir was born in Leeds and began to find fame as a comedian, actor and artist in London from the mid-1980s, where he began performing under various character guises - the most successful of which was north-east entertainer Vic Reeves - in the alternative comedy club scene. He soon began performing with regular audience member Bob Mortimer, and the pair established a comedy act together, achieving cult national television success in the early 1990s.
Awards
- Chortle Awards 2018 - Best TV Comedian: Nominee
- Chortle Awards 2017 - Best Tour: Nominee
- Chortle Awards 2016 - Outstanding Contribution to Comedy: Winner
- British Comedy Awards 2012 - Best Writing: Winner
- British Comedy Awards 1996 - Best BBC Two/Channel 4 Entertainment Presenter: Nominee
- British Comedy Awards 1996 - Best Comedy Entertainment Personality: Winner
- BAFTA Television Awards 1992 - Most Original Programme or Series: Winner
- British Comedy Awards 1991 - Best Theatre Variety Performer: Winner
- British Comedy Awards 1990 - Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist: Nominee
- Full name
- James Roderick Moir
- AKA
- Jim Moir
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- England
- Born
- Saturday 24th January 1959 (61 years-old)
Known for
House Of Fools - Vic
The Ministry Of Curious Stuff - Mr Reeves
Hebburn - Joe Pearson
Shooting Stars - Host / Presenter
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) - Marty Hopkirk
The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Host / Presenter
Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Host / Presenter
Credits
| Year | Production | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Comedians: Home Alone
|
Self |
| 2020 | Shaun The Sheep - Adventures From Mossy Bottom | Title Song |
| 2020 | An Evening with Vic & Bob | Self |
| 2020 | Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators - Series 3 (as Jim Moir)
|
Eddie Monmouth |
| 2019 | Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Series 2 | Host / Presenter |
| 2019 | Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Series 2 | Writer |
| 2019 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 17
|
Self |
| 2019 | The Glove In Development | Vic |
| 2019 | The Glove In Development | Writer |
| 2018 | The Hartlepool Spy (as Jim Moir) | Revd Ferrier |
| 2018 | Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Series 1 | Host / Presenter |
| 2018 | Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Series 1 | Writer |
| 2018 | Funny Cow (as Jim Moir) | Ventriloquist |
| 2018 | dinnerladies diaries (as Jim Moir)
|
Self |
| 2018 | The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything | Guest |
| 2017 | Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Vic & Bob's Big Night Out | Host / Presenter |
| 2017 | Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Vic & Bob's Big Night Out | Writer |
| 2017 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 13
|
Guest |
| 2017 | The Nightly Show
|
Guest |
| 2017 | Parenting For Idiots (as Jim Moir)
|
Self |
| 2017 | Barbara Windsor Celebrates... (as Jim Moir)
|
Self |
| 2016 | Shaun The Sheep - Series 5 | Title Song |
| 2016 | My Worst Job
|
Self |
| 2016 | Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 4 (as Jim Moir)
|
Guest |
| 2016 | Very British Problems - Series 2 | Self |
| 2016 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 8
|
Guest |
| 2016 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 8
|
Self |
| 2015 | Very British Problems - Very British Problems At Christmas | Self |
| 2015 | Toast Of London - Series 3 (as Jim Moir)
|
Compère |
| 2015 | Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 3 (as Jim Moir)
|
Guest |
| 2015 | Three Kinds Of Stupid (as Jim Moir) | Blind Guy |
| 2015 | Very British Problems - Series 1 | Self |
| 2015 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 6
|
Self |
| 2015 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 6
|
Guest |
| 2015 | Celebrity Squares - Series 2
|
Guest |
| 2015 | House Of Fools - Series 2 | Bruce Forsyth |
| 2015 | Chain Reaction - Series 10 | Host / Presenter |
| 2015 | Chain Reaction - Series 10 | Guest |
| 2015 | House Of Fools - Series 2 | Vic |
| 2015 | House Of Fools - Series 2 | Writer |
| 2015 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 5
|
Guest |
| 2014 | House Of Fools - Christmas Special | Vic |
| 2014 | House Of Fools - Christmas Special | Writer |
| 2014 | Crackanory - Series 2 | Host / Presenter |
| 2014 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 4
|
Guest |
| 2014 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 3
|
Self |
| 2014 | 50 Years Of BBC 2 Comedy | Self |
| 2014 | Brian Pern - The Life Of Rock With Brian Pern | Mulligan |
| 2014 | Shaun The Sheep - Series 4 | Title Song |
| 2014 | House Of Fools - Series 1 | Vic |
| 2014 | House Of Fools - Series 1 | Writer |
| 2013 | Was It Something I Said? (as Jim Moir)
|
Guest |
| 2013 | Hebburn - Series 2 (as Jim Moir) | Joe Pearson |
| 2013 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 1
|
Self |
| 2013 | Shaun The Sheep - Series 3 | Title Song |
| 2013 | The Ministry Of Curious Stuff - Series 2 (as Jim Moir) | Mr Reeves |
| 2012 | Hebburn - Series 1 (as Jim Moir) | Joe Pearson |
| 2012 | Channel 4's 30 Greatest Comedy Shows | Self |
| 2012 | Vic And Bob's Lucky Sexy Winners | Host / Presenter |
| 2012 | Vic And Bob's Lucky Sexy Winners | Writer |
| 2012 | Vic And Bob's Popadoodledandy | Host / Presenter |
| 2012 | Vic And Bob's Popadoodledandy | Writer |
| 2012 | The Ministry Of Curious Stuff - Series 1 (as Jim Moir) | Mr Reeves |
| 2012 | The Ministry Of Curious Stuff - Series 1 (as Jim Moir) | Animation |
| 2011 | Chris Moyles Quiz Night - Series 5
|
Guest |
| 2011 | That Sunday Night Show - Series 2
|
Guest |
| 2011 | The Fun Police (as Jim Moir) | Richard |
| 2011 | Shooting Stars - Series 8 | Host / Presenter |
| 2011 | Shooting Stars - Series 8 | Writer |
| 2011 | Jennifer Saunders: Laughing At The 90s | Self |
| 2011 | Eric & Ernie (as Jim Moir) | George Bartholomew |
| 2010 | Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 24
|
Guest |
| 2010 | FHM's Stand-Up Hero - Series 1 (as Jim Moir)
|
Guest |
| 2010 | Aaaaaaaargh! Malcolm Hardee Documentary Preview | Self |
| 2010 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 4 | Guest |
| 2010 | Chris Moyles Quiz Night - Series 2
|
Guest |
| 2009 | Steve Coogan - The Inside Story | Ensemble Actor |
| 2009 | The Story Of Slapstick | Self |
| 2009 | Shaun The Sheep - Series 2 | Title Song |
| 2009 | Reece Shearsmith's Haunted House | Guest |
| 2009 | Shooting Stars - Series 6 | Host / Presenter |
| 2009 | Shooting Stars - Series 6 | Writer |
| 2009 | Does The Team Think... - Series 2 | Host / Presenter |
| 2009 | Does The Team Think... - Series 2 | Writer |
| 2008 | Shooting Stars - 2008 Specials | Host / Presenter |
| 2008 | Shooting Stars - 2008 Specials
|
Various |
| 2008 | Shooting Stars - 2008 Specials | Writer |
| 2008 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 7
|
Guest |
| 2008 | Would I Lie To You? - Series 2
|
Guest |
| 2008 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 6
|
Guest |
| 2007 | Vic Reeves' House Arrest | Various (Voice) |
| 2007 | Vic Reeves' House Arrest | Writer |
| 2007 | Vic Reeves' House Arrest | Creator |
| 2007 | QI - Series E
|
Guest |
| 2007 | Would I Lie To You? - Series 1
|
Guest |
| 2007 | Does The Team Think... - Series 1 | Host / Presenter |
| 2007 | Does The Team Think... - Series 1 | Writer |
| 2007 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 5
|
Guest |
| 2007 | The 100 Greatest Stand-Ups | Self |
| 2007 | Shaun The Sheep - Series 1 | Title Song |
| 2007 | The Grumpy Guide To... - Series 1
|
Self |
| 2006 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 4
|
Guest |
| 2006 | QI - Series D
|
Guest |
| 2006 | The Story Of Light Entertainment
|
Self |
| 2006 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 3
|
Guest |
| 2006 | Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 10 | Guest |
| 2006 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 2
|
Guest |
| 2005 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 1
|
Guest |
| 2005 | The Comedians' Comedian | Self |
| 2005 | Monkey Trousers | Various |
| 2005 | Monkey Trousers | Writer |
| 2004 | Catterick | Chris |
| 2004 | Catterick | Writer |
| 2004 | The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year | Self |
| 2002 | Shooting Stars - Series 5 | Host / Presenter |
| 2002 | Shooting Stars - Series 5 | Writer |
| 2002 | Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 2 | Guest |
| 2002 | Shooting Stars - Series 4 | Host / Presenter |
| 2002 | Shooting Stars - Series 4 | Writer |
| 2000 | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) - Series 2 | Marty Hopkirk |
| 2000 | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) - Series 1 | Marty Hopkirk |
| 1999 | Families At War | Host / Presenter |
| 1997 | Shooting Stars - Series 3 | Host / Presenter |
| 1997 | Shooting Stars - Series 3 | Writer |
| 1997 | It's Ulrika! | Crew |
| 1997 | It's Ulrika! | Actor |
| 1996 | Shooting Stars - Series 2 | Host / Presenter |
| 1996 | Shooting Stars - Series 2 | Writer |
| 1995 | Shooting Stars - Series 1 | Host / Presenter |
| 1995 | Shooting Stars - Series 1 | Writer |
| 1995 | Shooting Stars | Creator |
| 1994 | The Honeymoon's Over (as Jim Moir) | Ginger |
| 1993 | The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Series 2 | Host / Presenter |
| 1993 | The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Series 2 | Writer |
| 1993 | The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Series 1 | Host / Presenter |
| 1993 | The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Series 1 | Writer |
| 1993 | Shooting Stars - Pilot | Host / Presenter |
| 1993 | Shooting Stars - Pilot | Writer |
| 1992 | The Weekenders | Jim |
| 1992 | The Weekenders (as Jim Moir) | Writer |
| 1990 | Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 2 | Host / Presenter |
| 1990 | Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 2 | Writer |
| 1990 | Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 2 | Composer |
| 1990 | Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 1 | Host / Presenter |
| 1990 | Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 1 | Writer |
| 1990 | Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 1 | Composer |
| 1988 | Comic Relief | Self |
Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Vic Reeves on IMDb